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Reader riposte: The real Iraq question
US Army Major Matthew Cavanaugh writes:
I think Rodger Shanahan is taking The Interpreter's distinguished readers on a bit of a wild-goose chase with the Iraq War violence…
The Iraq insurgency: A response to Michael Ware
Derek Woolner is a Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre ANU.
Fascinating as Michael Ware's post is, it remains a fantasy. Its narrow focus on the Sunni…
Reader ripostes: Zombie institutions and Iraq
Below, Iraq commentary from Alison Broinowski and Richard Broinowski. But first, Tony Grey responds to Malcolm Cook's post on Zombie-like international institutions:
According…
What I said, and did not say, about Iraq violence
Major Gen (Retd) Jim Molan is author of Running the War in Iraq.
Rodger Shanahan says he was left scratching his head over my pronouncements about the Iraq war. He should not…
Why the Iraq war was right
Alexander Downer served as Australian foreign minister from 1996 to 2007.
When we judge historical events, we tend to do so out of context. Yet to understand decisions and to…
We went to Iraq for ANZUS
The views expressed here are the author's own and do not reflect those of the Department of Defence or the Australian Government.
The 10th anniversary of the US-led war with Iraq…
Reader riposte: Iraq casualties reconsidered
US Army Major Matthew Cavanaugh is a course director and instructor at the US Military Academy at West Point:
Just thought I would attempt a small contribution to your ongoing…
India links: Indian Ocean, education, development index, tourism, Egypt, Mauritius and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
The Australia India…
What if the Iraq war never happened?
Michael Ware was a war correspondent for TIME Magazine and CNN. He spent six years in Iraq.
Not the invasion, that's something else. That was three weeks of aggressive warfare…
Iraq: The real intelligence failure...
...was not the failure to uncover certain facts, but a failure to consider alternative hypotheses. Here's Bush Administration National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley (my emphasis…